1. The big storm is coming!

2. The storm hits hard for 30 hours!

3. We spend all night securing tents. A long night…

4. Antennas are twisted & broken. Two auxiliary tents collapse.

5. Lost the top of a 160 antenna

6. Time to fix all the antennas

7. We have to dig out our camp.

8. The next day: We repaired all antennas and went QRV.
Later that day the Braveheart declares an emergency
Orders everyone to evacuate the island due to a moving ice floe that could potentially block strait between the islands.
We QRT and leave the island for 12 hours.

9. To avoid ice blockade

10. We evacuate to Braveheart.

11. The next day… We return at 6 AM to pack up entire camp

12. Everything back down the cliff…

13. Staging area above boat landing

14. Path to and from camp site

15. A leap into the boat

16. VP8STI Stats: Operated from Jan 18 to Jan 25, 2016 54,642 QSOs
Total CW QSO: 37,382
Total SSB QSO: 14,058
Total RTTY: 3,201